Ryanair stopping service to Bordeaux in November 2024

[Bradypus]

Ryanair have announced that after November they will no longer be flying to/from Bordeaux. Unfortunate for those heading for SJPDP as it is a useful alternative to Biarritz.

Ryanair to exit French airport | Travel Weekly

Flights from Bordeaux to end in November

travelweekly.co.uk

 

[Mycroft]

You mean this is permanent, not just their seasonal slowdown?

 

[Bradypus]

You mean this is permanent, not just their seasonal slowdown?

The report is that they are closing the base there permanently.

 

[Mycroft]

The report is that they are closing the base there permanently.

Ah the vagaries of Ryanair....
Maybe another low cost airline will take it up.

 

[Friend from Barquinha]

It could have something to do with the French reduction of short-haul flights, perhaps?

This is from last year. Ryanair could be looking at their revenue in the last year, and feeling that Bordeaux isn't worthwhile for them.

France bans short-haul flights to cut carbon emissions

All domestic air routes are stopped where the same journey could be made by train in under 2.5 hours.

www.bbc.com